bandstarr430

Im soo glad you posted this. I was having the same feeling once I set my surgery date for June 1st. And I went through the SAME hoops you did. The 6 month diet, sleep study, dietitian, shrink and all!!! But I really had to think about what would happen IF I DIDN'T do this. I keep thinking about my health deteriorating for the rest of my life. My life needs to change...I need to get healthy. And if you did all this work...so do you! WE CAN DO THIS....WE HAVE TO! FOR OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES!

I've been looking at these forums for ages..AND NOT ONCE HAVE I SEEN A THREE WEEK PRE-OP! Yeah, i get a small amount of protein and a salad but geez...HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE???? WHAT CAN I DO SO I DON'T WANT TO CHEAT????

Oh my goodness...its REALLY HAPPENING! After a looong six month doctor supervised diet IM DONE! but it really went faster than I thought! During that time I went to nutrition, psch eval, sleep test, and of course the visits!!!! All I have left to do is send over a few more records and its all up to the insurance. Here's the problem, I might be starting a new job and I wonder how long its going to take me to recover? Im soo excited to worry about much else!!!!:thumbup:

Oh my goodness...its REALLY HAPPENING! After a looong six month doctor supervised diet IM DONE! but it really went faster than I thought! During that time I went to nutrition, psch eval, sleep test, and of course the visits!!!! All I have left to do is send over a few more records and its all up to the insurance. Here's the problem, I might be starting a new job and I wonder how long its going to take me to recover? Im soo excited to worry about much else!!!!:w00t:

Hey, just wanted to know if anyone has going through what I'm feeling. I finished everything...from the 6 month supervised diet, sleep study, psych eval and the nutritionist. The only thing I have left is to get approved and schedule the date but Im having second thoughts! Do I really want to do this? I am soo used to being the fat funny friend that I'm afraid I'll lose my identity! I dont know if I'm going to be me basically.......WHAT SHOULD I DO!

Thanks guys, I've been round and round in my head. But I KNOW this is the best decision for my health! Just gotta keep believing in the choice that I made and move forward!

Hello guys! I feel like a complete idiot...but DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE TROUBLE LOADING PICS ON HERE? I've been trying to get pics up here for like a year now but they never load! uugghh! PLEASE HELP!

I am SOOOO GLAD this thread is here! After really digging it out of my boyfriend it seems to me like he's supportive but doesn't approve that I get the surgery! He feels like I should do it naturally and that I'm taking the easy way out. Which really hurts me because nothing will be easy about it. I know that he likes a "lil extra" on his woman so he likes butts, thighs, and boobs! I think he's afraid that when I loose weight i won't be attracted to him anymore. At the same time I think he won't be attracted to me once I'm skinny! uggghh.....

Finally someone to talk about the sleep test! IT WAS AWFUL! First I had to take out my braids, had all kinds of GLUE CRAP in my hair, wires on my face body and legs! I couldn't sleep on my stomach and I snore HORRIBLY on my back! I know for a fact I stop breathing when I sleep. The only question is how many times! I felt soo ashamed knowing they had a microphone to hear my snoring. Anyone else feel like you just came out of BIG BROTHER, with that creepy camera watching your every move?And how do they expect you to sleep with that crap up your nose? It was sooo uncomfortable! From 1-5, with 5 being the worst....I WAS A FOUR! WHOOO HOOO! Thats pretty impressive for a girl if I do say so myself! I'll can't wait to hear what he sees on my follow up. If they find out I have severe sleep apnea is that a shoe-in for approval?

Hello all! I have a dilemma and wanted to know if anyone else had the same issue. I am working with Wake Forest Baptist in North Carolina and they referred me to one specific psychiatrist for my eval. Unfortunately he is NOT in network and I have to pay 650 up front!!!!! Do I have to go to that specific doctor or go to another one that is covered? That same question goes to the dietician as well. I just wanted to know if they want me to go there because they cut a deal with him or if that was my ONLY option. Any insight would be helpful! Thanks!

Just came from my surgeon consult! Good and Bad news...the good news is that the doc agreed lapband was a good decision! bad news is that my insurance requires a 6 month medically supervised diet..ugh! Its aggravating because if I have been dieting my whole life! my question is how many of you had to go through this process and what did you do?

Guess I'm ahead of the game! THANKS

Hey guys! My consultation with my surgeon is next week and im sooooo excited! What do information do I need to bring? I am having my my medical records from childhood and teen years sent from my previous docs too! I've been overweight since about 10 so I think that would be good to have too! any other suggestions?